Professions & trades
On This Day
14 Dec 1840 - Government Printer appointed
John Kitchen was appointed as the first government printer in the newly established Government Printing Office
Archives behind the scenes - State Rail personal history cards
Come and see what an archival storage cell looks like and have a look at the popular railway personal history cards
Archives behind the scenes - tramway records
In this episode of Archives Behind the Scenes Emily shows us some tramway personnel registers
Underworld
Big Bill MacKay
William John MacKay (1885–1948), known as Bill, was a Scottish-born police officer who played a major role in policing Sydney’s underworld during the 1920s
Celestial City: Sydney’s Chinese Story
As Sydney celebrated its centenary in 1888, several boats carrying Chinese immigrants sailed through Sydney Heads into a crisis that would shape the nation. ‘Celestials’, as Chinese people were known at the time, had been arriving in Sydney under organised immigration schemes since the 1840s
Underworld
Central Police Station – a policeman’s critique
Most of the Special photographs were taken in the yards at Sydney’s Central Police Station, located in the central business district next to the Central court complex
Crew and passengers 1828-1841
This index may assist those searching for crew of ships arriving in New South Wales between 1828 and 1841
!['Flannel flower' figured rolled glass samples, distributed by James Sandy & Co, Sydney, 1909-14. 9.5(h) x 4.5cm(w) [each sample]. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Museums of History NSW. L2007/252.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/zl9du87e/production/3855bef589ab3f1125cf55f03f0cb8a4c0c023df-1366x334.jpg?fit=max&auto=format)
Decorative architectural glass: 'figured rolled' samples
Figured rolled glass is a type of 'obscured', commercially produced sheet glass which is smooth on one side and has a figured or patterned surface on the other
WW1
Design & manufacture of honour rolls
Many honour rolls take the form of honour boards, panels of timber with names lettered in gold or white